Posts Tagged ‘aerobic-exercise’
Sandra Chapman: Using innovative thinking, and brain training, we can rewire the brain at every level
What is your current job title and organization, and what excites you the most about working there? As the founder and chief director at the Center for BrainHealth at UT-Dallas, what gets me excited every day is being on the forefront of defining and encouraging cognitive brain health fitness for people of all ages. We are…
Read MoreWhat is the combined effect of physical and mental training?
Physical exercise and mental exercise are both beneficial for the brain. Each can improve brain functions and decrease risks of cognitive decline over time. This raises the question of their comparative and combined effects: Is one better than the other? Are their benefits additive (1 + 1 =2) or perhaps even synergistic (1 + 1…
Read MoreThere’s no single silver bullet to treat depression (not even aerobic exercise)
Exercise And Depression Revisited (Neuroskeptic blog): “A new study has found little evidence that aerobic exercise helps treat depression, contrary to popular belief…Danish researchers Krogh and colleagues randomly 115 assigned depressed people to one of two exercise programs. One was a strenuous aerobic workout — cycling for 30 minutes, 3 times per week, for 3 months.…
Read MoreUpdate: New brain science leads to new tools and to new thinking
We often view memory, thinking, emotions, as completely separate entities, but they truly are part of the same process. So, if we want to improve brain health, we need to pay attention to the “weak link” in that process. In today’s society, managing stress and negative emotions is often that weak link, as we discuss…
Read MoreWhy Both Aerobic and Cognitive Exercise Promote Brain Health
USC Davis researcher Liz Zelinski just brought to our attention a very insightful meta-analysis (systematic analysis of previous scientific studies) titled Extended practice and aerobic exercise interventions benefit untrained cognitive outcomes in older adults: a meta-analysis. OBJECTIVES: To examine whether therapeutic interventions
Read MoreUpdate: From Anti-Alzheimer’s “Magic Bullets” to True Brain Health
Time for SharpBrains’ May 2012 eNewsletter, featuring in this occasion an OpEd by Dr. Peter Whitehouse and Alvaro Fernandez on why we need to shift attention and resources From Anti-Alzheimer’s “Magic Bullets” to True Brain Health. Please read, add your two cents, and share!
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